Top Things to do in Castlegar
The 6 Best Free Things to do in Castlegar, Kootenay Rockies
Discover the best top things to do in Castlegar, Canada including Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar Sculpturewalk, CPR Station Museum, Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park, Millennium Park & Ponds, Nancy Greene Provincial Park.
Restaurants in Castlegar
1. Kootenay Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 19 reviews
2. Castlegar Sculpturewalk
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 131 reviews
Castlegar Sculpturewalk is an annual exhibition of outdoor sculptures, located on a pleasant walking tour in downtown Castlegar. Viewers are encouraged to vote for their favourite sculpture via ballot - the winner of the People's Choice award is purchased by the City for the permanent collections. All of the artworks are available for sale or lease. Ballots/maps are located in red ballot boxes along the route (the start of the route is at the Kootenay Market (635 Columbia Avenue), though you can begin the walk from anywhere. Ballots/maps are also available at the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce, City Hall, or the Kootenay Gallery.
Reviewed By erikblaney - Powell River, Canada
I stumbled across this walk over the weekend and was blown away by some of the sculpture pieces. This is an easy walk with plenty of interpretive signs along the way. I really liked the Indigenous Camas preservation area the most
3. CPR Station Museum
4. Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By casey19
A visit to this island via the suspension bridge and a visit to a replica of the house Zukerberg and his wife lived in, is well worth it. The bridge is good fun to cross, the trails are well marked and there are spots to sit, relax and watch the river's current tell you of the indigenous peoples who used it for their survival.
5. Millennium Park & Ponds
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
Paved walkway, swimming ponds, beaches, washrooms, two soccer fields, benches, and picnic tables. Enjoy pickle ball, beach volley ball, dog park and the epic BIKE pump park and ramps. Concession open in Summer.
Reviewed By canadianballfan - Langley, Canada
We were on holiday from the Vancouver area. If a place as beautiful and fun as this was in the Vancouver area it would have 100s of people jammed into it daily. We went on a sunny Thursday in August and shared the ponds with maybe 15 other people. There are three swimming holes or ponds as they are called. Each is lined with sand that the city takes care of to keep clean. Two of the ponds have small water slides in them that my young kids loved. Outside of the three ponds which sit on the banks of the Columbia River the park also has a lot of other amenities. A brand new dirt bike park. Walking path along the river. Natural swimming hole in the river. Dog park. Sports fields. Well done to Castlegar for investing time and money into park space like this. I wish I lived closer so I could routinely come here with my kids.
6. Nancy Greene Provincial Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 17 reviews
Facilities: 14 campsites, day-use area, public beach, rustic picnic cabin, water hand pump. Location: 26 km west of Castelgar on Highway 3. An easily-accessible, roadside park with a sub-alpine lake, Nancy Greene Provincial Park is a welcoming and convenient site for day-users and campers. The park is a popular overnight stop for RVer's and also provides day-use for local residents wishing to escape the summer heat of the valley. It's picturesque lake makes it a great spot to enjoy fishing, picnicking, walking, swimming, and nordic skiing in the winter. Grizzly Bear sightings are common in Spring and early Summer. Open from May 15 through the last weekend in September.
Reviewed By iceman208 - Castlegar, Canada
Nancy Green Provincial park is named after famed Canadian skier Nancy Greene-Raines. It is located at the crossroads of hwy 3 and hwy 3B...Hwy 3 leads to Castlegar BC approximately 27 km away and hwy 3B leads to Rossland, US Border and Trail BC...beautiful scenery if you take this route and it passes by our famed Red Mountain Ski Resort. A t the Nancy Greene rest stop you can enjoy a restful and scenic stop, enjoy the scenic lake which has great fishing...this spot is also used for winter sports such as cross-country sking and there are an abundance of easy to use trails..... it is a must see area summer, spring, fall or winter.
